VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Health has issued a directive on proactive implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures, as well as measures to prevent the resurgence of the pandemic.

Vietnamese auto maker VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) rang the bell to officially commence trading of its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the US, under the ticker symbol “VFS”.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has approved planning for a VND2-trillion (USD86.11 million) park by a local beach.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a directive on developing rice export markets and stabilising the domestic market amidst unpredictable changes in the global rice market.

Over 600 hectares of forest in the southern province of Binh Thuan's Ham Thuan Nam District will be cut down for the construction of the Ka Pet Irrigation Reservoir.

HCM City will start installing solar power systems on the roof of public agencies in September this year.

A 2,000-hectare pine forest in the central province of Ha Tinh has been attacked by pine caterpillars.

Authorities in Hanoi's suburban district of Soc Son will dismantle five homestay facilities that were illegally built in Ban Tien Village, Minh Phu Commune.

New devices are now available to allow faster passenger verification via the e-identification app VNeID, the deputy director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order has said.

Six people, including four Australian tourists, who were reported missing off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island after their boat hit bad weather have been found alive, an official said Tuesday.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen on August 14 presented the insignia For the People’s Health to Caitlin Marie Unites, deputy director of the Office of Health under the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for her contributions

Foreign direct investment attraction, consumption, and tourism are considered silver linings in Vietnam’s economic growth in the coming months of this year, insiders said.

Vietnam’s first taxi service using electric motorbikes began services on August 14.

MOR Software has been recognised as Software Outsourcing Services for the fourth consecutive year at the Sao Khue Award 2023.

At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.

An Australian man was charged Tuesday with making a fake bomb threat on a flight to Malaysia, terrifying passengers and causing havoc in the country's airspace.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam has identified a contractor to build terminal T3 at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City.

Citizens of 13 countries will be allowed to enter Vietnam without visas and enjoy 45 days of temporary residence as opposed to 15 days as previously, according to a Government resolution issued on August 14.

At least 24 people have been killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more are feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.